IP Software Integration Left Out in the Cold

We are getting close to the end of the series of questions about IP that I asked the industry back in June. But don't fear: I did a whole roundtable on the subject at DAC and will be bringing that to you before long.

Last week I asked about IP theft and protection. One thing that has been happening in the IP market is that the average block size has been getting larger. In the early days of reuse, blocks were fairly small, but today many IP blocks are complete subsystems carrying an extensive amount of software. I asked about the ease with which that software can be integrated. Below are the answers I received